In the absence of any independent socio-economic impact and regulatory assessment by the legislator, PASA commissioned PriceWaterhouseCooper (PwC) to assess the anticipated impact of the Bill’s ‘fair use’ provisions and the copyright exceptions for education and other institutions on the South African book publishing industry.
Amongst other things, the report states:
“[A] weighted 33% decrease in sales [is] expected. In many cases the response to these negative impacts would be significant restructuring, retrenchments and – in some cases – business closure. On a weighted basis, a 30% decline in employment is expected in the event that the Bill is promulgated. It is also likely that the volume of imported publications will increase and exports will decrease. South Africa would become more dependent on imported knowledge production.”
The full report is available here… Read More
